From January 2013, ICLEI and UNEP are collaborating on a global survey on Resource Efficiency in Cities. ICLEI will be involved in designing and disseminating the survey to local governments to explore their perspectives and their needs for a more efficient use of resources. [more]

Mayor Park Won Soon from Seoul (South Korea), Chair of the World Mayors Council on Climate Change (WMCCC), and Mayor Jürgen Nimptsch from Bonn (Germany), Vice Chair of the WMCCC have extended their deepest congratulations to new ICLEI Secretary General, Gino Van Begin. [more]

17 finalists from Canada, India, Italy, Norway, Sweden and the USA have been selected from a pool of 66 entrants for Earth Hour City Challenge – an initiative organized by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to promote cities worldwide to become more environmentally friendly and sustainable. [more]

Crowned ‘2013 European Green Capital’ for its outstanding achievements in water use, transport and green spaces, Nantes - France’s sixth largest city, is rolling out a year-long environmentally-centered program to celebrate its status. [more]

Gino Van Begin succeeds Konrad Otto-Zimmermann as ICLEI Secretary General from 1 January 2013. Gino served as ICLEI Regional Director for Europe since 2002 and Deputy Secretary General since 2007, he brings to his position a wealth of experience in coordinating and leading international institutions... [more]

ICLEI Member Mayor Lisa Scaffidi (Perth, Australia) won the first runner-up and World Mayor Commendation at the World Mayors Award 2012 - a competition launched by City Mayors Foundation since 2004 to honor mayors with outstanding leadership and achievement in city development. [more]

Chemicals in cleaning products pose harm to human health and the environment. To address this long standing public concern, the government of Reykjavík – Iceland’s capital and largest city, launched the Green Cleaning Program in 2009 to promote the purchasing of eco-friendly chemical cleaners throug... [more]